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Dave Wilton

15 Jul 2026 • 4 min read
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buckram

15 July 2026 Buckram is cotton or linen that has been stiffened, similar to canvas. But that original meaning has expanded into a figurative use meaning a stiff or starchy disposition or a false appearance of strength or courage. The word is a borrowing from either the Anglo-Norman bokeram
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13 July 2026 Unless you’re a lawyer, it’s unlikely you’ve ever run across the verb to shepardize, or its corresponding nouns shepardization and shepardizing. To shepardize a judicial opinion is to trace the subsequent cases that have cited the opinion to uncover its precedential value so it
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